Buckle.



S. I. SILSBY BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26. 1914.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

MED AT S PATENT orrrou. 2

' SETH I. SILSBY, or MOBILE, ALABAMA, 'ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM F.

MANDRELL, or- MOBILE, ALABAMA.

BUCKLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17', 1916.

Application filed August 26, 1914. Seria1 No.'858,718.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, SETH I. SILSBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to buckles and more particularly to a buckle used in connection with hitching straps by means of which the strap used for hitching a horse may be securely attached to any suitable hitching post or. hitching rail, and by means of which either end of the hitching strap may be used for attachment to the bridle provided ordinary snap hooks are attached to each'end.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a buckle which has a strap receiving portion provided with a transversely extending slot and a strap gripping member adjustably carried by the buckle for insertion into said strap receiving slot for firmly gripping the strap to prevent sliding movement of the buckle upon the strap.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings'and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the im proved buckle showing the same attached to an ordinary hitching strap which is attached to a hitching rail. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved hitching strap buckle. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4: is a cross sectional view on the line 4:4 of Fig. 3.

Referring more partlcularly to the draw spectively, which plates are held in spaced has a snap hook 2 of the ordinary&

.of an ordinary snap hook 2 in the loop relation with respect to each other by arms 6 and 7 which are formed upon the opposite ends of the plates and bent substantially at right angles to the plates for receiving lugs 6 and 7 on the sides of the opposite plate as is clearly shown inFig; 4t of the drawings. In other words'the arms 6 which are formed upon the bottom plate 5 extend upwardly at right anglesto the plate and are apertured to receive the h1g6, fwhich is headed after passing through the aperture on theiplate 4, and the arms -7 which are formed upon the end of the plate ff opposite to the end to which, the arms 6 are secured extend downwardly substantially at right angles from the plate 4 and are secured to the end of the, bottom plate 5 on the lugs 7- opposite to theend upon which-the arms 6 are formed;

The bottom plate 5 has its inner surface serrated as is indicated at 5.

Theupper plate 4 has a boss 9 formed on the upper surface thereof and it has a recess 10 formed in the inner surface directly in alinement with the boss 9. The boss 9 has an internally screw threaded opening 11 EX-J tending therethrough in which is adjustably seated a thumb-screw 12. The thumb screw 12 has a substantially circular plate 14:" secured to its inner end which is provided for seating in the recess 10. Theunder or inner surface of the plate 14 is serrated as is indicated at 16 for gripping the surface of a hitching strap which is inserted between the plates 4 and 5. thumb-screw 12 and consequently the plates 14 which are'carried thereby will permit the.

plate to firmly grip, a strap or straps of different thicknesses and securely bind the same 'inengagement with the inner serrated surface of the plate 5 for holding the buckle structure 3 rigidly positioned upon the straps.

The top plate 4 has arcuate bail arms 16 and 17 formed integrally therewith and eX- tending transversely therefrom, the arms being curved slightly upwardly from the plate as is clearly shown in Figsyl and 3 of the drawings. The arms 16 and'17 are spaced from the sides of the plate 4: so as to permit of the insertion of the hook end In the operation of the improved hitch- The adjustability of the hitching strap indicated by the numeral 1 in the drawings, is inserted between the plates 4: and 5 and the buckle is moved to the desired position upon the strap, or in casewhere it is used for hitching, the strap is. passed about the hitching post or rail indicated by the numeral 20 in the drawings and the buckle 23 is moved along the length of the strap luntil it is positioned for connection between the snap hook 2 which is secured to the end of the strap, at which point after which the strap is drawn tightly about the post or rail and the hitching strap buckle 23 is held securely in the adjusted position by the tightening of the strap between the platestand 5 by the moving inwardly of the plate 14 which causes theserration formed onthe inner'surface of the same to engage the strap and force it into engagement'with the upper serrated surface of the base plate 5; l

In reducing the invention to practice ceri tain minor features of construction, combi nat on and arrangement of parts may necessitate alteration to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

i Oo pies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingl the relatively spaced arms formed on and extending upwardly from the opposite side of the plate and havingtheir upper ends provided with apertures, an upper plate, a pair of relativelyspaced lugs formed on one side of the upper plate and passing through the apertures in said arms, a pair of relatively spaced arms formed on andextending downwardly from the opposite side of the upper plate and having their lower ends provided with apertures to receive the lugs on the lower plate, a clampingelement adjustably carried by the upper plate for cooperation with the lower plate, and a loop carried by said upper plate, said lugs being headed to secure the plates in assembled relation, and said arms holding the plates in relatively spaced relation. i p

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses W. W. BoYLEs, Jr., E. L. DEASY,

Washington, D. (3.?

Commissioner of 'Paten'ts, 

